Round 8 Review – PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s
The status quo remains at the top of PlayStation4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s as three of the top four secured victories while Central Coast Mariners continued their revival in our Match of the Round against Gladesville Ravens.
Match of the Round: Gladesville Ravens 0 defeated by Central Coast Mariners 2
Central Coast Mariners continue to build some momentum with goals to Georgia Davis and Oriana Keane’s five-minute salvo enough to get past a game Gladesville Ravens this afternoon at Peel Park.
The strikes came after a battling first half where both teams battled hard but there were no goals. Davis’ opener warmed up the contest after the break then Keane doubled the advantage four minutes later to continue the Mariners surge up the table.
The first chance of the contest typified how fierce the contest was as Jade McAtamney pounced on a loose ball before she fired it straight at Ravens keeper Kasia Glennie.
Kate Duffy got herself in the act a minute later as once again the Mariners pressed high and forced an error but couldn’t profit as Glennie mopped up the chance well.
Gladesville Ravens had their chances in the first half which came down the left wing as Isabella Breukelaar and Jemima Davidson combined well but the chance was snuffed out well by Mariners defenders in the box.
Two of the best chances in the contest fell to Gabrielle Branch. The first had the forward one-on-one wth Glennie but fired wide. Three minutes later once again, Blanch pounced but couldn’t profit as the game stayed nil-all.
Central Coast Mariners found their radar after the break – Oriana Keane controlled the ball well before she rifled a shot past a stationary Glennie to make it 1-nil to the visitors.
It didn’t take long for the Mariners to double their advantage as Georgia Davis got a due reward for her hard work across the contest. She was set up by first goalscorer Keane as the striker made it 2-nil with a well placed shot.
Ravens coach Jose De Costa rung the changes at the hour mark to try and reignite the Ravens. Energetic midfielder Celeste Loyzaga battled past two defenders before stinging Mariners keeper Jess Schultz hands with an effort.
Substitute Bronwyn Peddley had the best chance for the Ravens in the second forty-five with a tough effort at Schultz.
Overall though, the Mariners were good value for their victory as they comfortably controlled the second half and if the range was right could’ve done further damage.
Afterwards Ravens coach Jose De Costa lamented the slow start to the second half.
"It was a scrappy first half. In the second they came at us and scored the two goals. We improved after that and had chances but couldn’t put it in the back of the net." Said the Ravens boss.
Mark Yule on the Mariners bench was happy that the girls continued the momentum from last week.
"I was happy on a difficult pitch that they played well in that first half. We knocked a couple of goals in and could’ve had a few more." He said.
"It is all about momentum now. We have Nepean FC up next and after the unlucky start we have started to get on a roll." Yule finished.
Match Stats
Sunday 4th June 2017
Peel Park
Referee: C Black
Assistant Referees: C Mackenzie and T Sutton
Gladesville Ravens 0
Central Coast Mariners 2 (Davis ’49 and Keane ’53)
Gladesville Ravens: 1. GLENNIE Kasia, 2. GESTIER Hannah, 3. SMITH Ashleigh, 4. VANSAARLOOS Paige, 6. BEATTIE Alex, 7. MOORE Kirilly, 8. LOYZAGA Celeste(HOPKINS ’62), 11. BREUKELAAR Isabella(CORNEY ‘ 60), 12. DAVIDSON Jemima(BIANCHINO ’57), 14. BLAIR Isobell(PEDDLEY ’57) and 15. FANELLA Stacey
Yellow cards: nil
Red cards: nil
Central Coast Mariners: 1. SCHULTZ Jess, 4. DAVIS Georgia, 5. WADDELL Letisha, 6. MCATAMNEY Jade(GRANERO ’75), 7. BLANCH Gabrielle(BRYANT ’84, 8. KEANE Oriana, 12. OLIVEIRA Katie, 13. KROEMER Jade-Anne(JOHNSON ’84), 14. SHORTER Elizabeth, 15. RYAN Madelyn and 16. DUFFY Kate
Subs not used: 9. CARMODY Kiah and 10. COUCH Molly
Yellow cards: nil
Red cards: nil
Bankstown City Lions 5 defeated Inter Lions 2
Bankstown City Lions put their loss last week to rest in spectacular fashion with a dominant 5-2 victory over the Inter Lions.
All the damage happened in the first half as Bankstown City were firing on all cylinders. Tania Baban bagged herself a first half hat-trick while Maniso Michael added a fourth before the break.
Lyndsay Kohlet made it a five star performance after the break with a goal as coach Troy Spink was "pleased with the dominant display with a great attitude after last week."
Inter Lions for their part didn’t throw in the towel at all as Sarah Mandile and Mel Parlato found the net for the visitors.
Marconi Stallions 1 defeated by Sutherland Shire 2
They were pushed by a game Marconi Stallions outfit but Sutherland Shire continue their reign at the top of the competition today at Marconi Stadium.
It was a familiar name on the scoresheet in the first half as Jordan Baker added her eighth strike of the season to make it 1-nil at the break.
Danielle Wise added the second after the break while Marconi found a route back into the contest from the penalty shot thanks to Katie Hensman.
The victory keeps the Shire outfit at the top of the ladder with a big contest against Sydney Olympic to come next weekend.
Southern Branch FC 0 defeated by Nepean FC 3
The roll continues on for a buzzing Nepean FC – as they headed down to the south coast and came back with all three points against Southern Branch FC.
Following their draw from last weekend, Nepean FC got off to the ideal start as Brittany Pelle fired in her fourth of the season for the lead at the break.
Nepean FC continued to press forward in the second half as Alix Waddell made it two goals in as many weeks as Lauren Connell got off the mark for the season.
-By Justin Davies, PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s reporter
